Kanden: The third-party committee does not include the largest shareholder recommended by Osaka City, October 9th 19:34

Regarding the third-party committee that investigates the receipt of gold items by executives of Kansai Electric Power, Kansai Electric Power has appointed a member of Osaka City, the largest shareholder, to select a member who can conduct an objective and transparent survey. I told the policy not to add members recommended by.

Osaka City, the largest shareholder, asked to add members recommended by the city, over the third party committee investigating over 300 million yen in the receipt of money items by executives of Kansai Electric Power, Mayor Matsui, Mayor Torumoto Hashishita Was also an option.

On this day, Kansai Electric Power Shigeki Okada, Deputy General Manager of Regional Energy, met with Kiyoshi Higashiyama, Director of the Finance Department of Osaka City, on the 9th. I have chosen independent committee members outside the company, so I believe that it embodies the city's request, ”he said.

After this, Mayor Matsui said to the reporters, “It is a pity that the proposal was not accepted, but looking at the members' past history, it is far from Kansai Electric Power, so it was an independent member who looked at the outside. It ’s a meeting. ”

After that, “I wanted to accept our request because it was a renewal of the director that I was looking for as the largest shareholder. I would like to wait for a report from a third-party committee regarding future responses.”